Why is it that some of us thrive on the edge of a cliff while the rest of us just want to die at the mere thought of a cliff....AND BEING ON THE EDGE OF IT!?!?! OH MY!!!!! My family of 6 exemplifies these two types of people. 3 of us are more of the conservative, worrisome, cautious, like-the-level-ground types while the other 3 of us thrive on cliffhangers, steep slopes, death-defying moments!
For us level-headed, I would argue, NORMAL persons, it seems absolutely CrAzY to jump off edges, go as fast as possible, jump out of planes, push through massive crowds to get closer to the action, "hug" a shark, sample sauces named "100% Pain" and on and on I could go.
For the "gotta go for it" group, they think we are wimps! Who
wouldn't want that adrenaline rush and thrill of tasting life to the fullest, even to death in the very unlikely chance, at least going out having a blast?!?! When you only live once, why not experience it to the fullest?!?! (Ummm, ME!!!!)
"Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven;" Luke 6:37
Knowing we are created together to be a community, knowing nothing is an accident, knowing God works and holds all things together, should we not embrace our differences rather than judge them? God's creation is so diverse and you and I are part of His creation! All are created for a divine purpose and therefore must be created differently to achieve it.
Having said that, we must call sin sin and we must be who God created us to be! What is wrong is what GOD says is wrong. What is right is what GOD says is right. You are
fearfully and wonderfully made cuz GOD says you are! Embracing God is the only way we can embrace not only each other, but the person
you are in Him.
I am soooo grateful God blended our family so differently. We certainly are a balance for one another. Any one of us alone would be missing out for sure! For those CrAzY ones, they push the rest of us to try new things, they challenge our fears and stretch us out of our comfy, safe bubble which we pray never pops!!! I'd like to think that us "normal" ones have saved the lives of those "crazy" ones, reigning them back from seemingly foolish decisions, learning patience and respect along the way.
For me, I am unbelievably happy and joyful and content keeping my feet on steady ground. Anything that requires me being harnessed in is probably
not for me!! And I am super duper okay with that. God tells us to
rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep and I do. My opposite husband does not believe me that I get such great joy standing there (camera ready of course!!!!) at the end of their ride and awaiting their responses with great anticipation! I so love seeing their faces and hearing them talk 100 mph as they try to sort out their words to describe both the emotional and physical impact of what the past 30 seconds of thrill did to them. I LOVE being on the receiving end of that!!! What JOY!
"O LORD, You have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O LORD, You know it altogether. You hem me in, behind and before, and lay Your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it. Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or whereshall I flee from Your presence? If I ascend to heaven, You are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, You are there! If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there Your hand shall lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me. If I say, "Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night," even the darkness is not dark to You; the night is bright as the day, for darkness is as light with you. For you formed my inward parts; You knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are Your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from You, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in Your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them. How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! If I would count them, they are more than the sand. I awake, and I am still with You." Psalm 139:1-18
Embrace! Give! Love! Respect! Grace! Recieve! GO!!
